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Re: Selucia

Postby Aethan » Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:08 pm

Millennium Games: Oleria hosts the special edition of the Selucian National Games
To celebrate the turn of the century, the 5000 year edition became a special event held in Victoria, capital city of the island of Oleria


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Crowd watching the finals of the Games live

They are the biggest sporting event in Selucia, which with each celebration brings together millions of citizens around its screens and in the stadiums and streets, which paralyze an entire country every five years. They are the Selucian National Games, originally a festival, or celebration of and for the Gods of Religio Seluciana, established by the Selucian Empire after the Unification of Selucia and the establishment of the Religio as the new state's official religion, now a series of athletic competitions among the best athletes from the five provinces of Selucia, where only two athletes are proclaimed the winners at the end of all events, although special diplomas are awarded to the best athletes in each discipline. In the past, victors at the Games were honored, and their feats chronicled for future generations. They are considered to be extremely hard, and in the past, athletes would even die in them, with the last athlete dying in 4230. They served as the basis for the creation of the Terran Olympic Games, and have been held uninterruptedly since before the year 2000, more than three millennia ago. The victory in these games brought and continues to bring fame and glory to the victors, and some of them, such as the well-known Argos Loukas, later reached important positions in the government of the nation.

To celebrate the change of century and the millennium, the government of Licinia Armiger decided, in talks with the Praetors of the three islands, to hold a special celebration of these games, the largest ever seen in Selucia. With Oleria chosen as the main venue, all the necessary preparations were made for the biggest sporting event in years.

Twenty competitions, held throughout a month, that put the participating athletes to the limit. The youngest athlete, 16 years old. The oldest, 69 years old. A total of 2,300 athletes, the nation's elite, competing for the top spot. 1,600 did not finish all the events. The youngest and oldest athlete, did so. 38th and 123rd positions for them, respectively. And at the end of all the games, the great celebration with the two new winners: Blossia Cerularius (38) from Sadaria Orientalis and Philolaches Messala (27) from Oleria.

The subsequent Victory Parade throughout the country, with its three days and three nights of celebration, and the reception by Pro-Consul Licinia Armiger and Consul Ballio Caesar Neneus along with the rest of the State authorities.

"Once again, before us stand the elite of our nation's sport. Mens sana in corpore sana, the Selucian National Games are the perfect example of the harmony between mind and body of all our citizens, and of the healthy competition that we can. get to build among ourselves. Today, we celebrate the end of a century and a millennium of history, and we welcome a new century and a new millennium of more history to be written. And the first line of that history has already been written : Blossia Cerularius and Philolaches Messala have been the authors of that first line on the blank page, proclaiming themselves the winners of these Games! "


For Mrs. Cerularia this is her second victory in the Games, after winning the 4985 edition. For Messala, this is his first victory, but he hopes it is not his last.

"We all train very hard to compete in these Games. They are the dream of many children. From where I come from, a small village south of Victoria, the whole town met every five years to watch the Games together. And once I said: One day I'll be there. And here I am, as a Victor of these Games"
said Mr. Messala to the press.

His trainer was Ergalisus Amor, himself a twice winner of the Games ( the 4950 and 4955 editions), and who, together with his fellow countryman Caedicia Thrasea achieved the last podium sweep of the Games, in 4955.

"Of course I'd like to bring back to Sadaria Orientalis another podium sweep"
said Mrs. Cerularia
"the last one achieved by my region was in 4815, almost two centuries ago! And our last male winner was in 4965, so I'd love to see one of my fellow countrymen achieve the podium along with me. It would be another dream come true."


According to preliminary figures, the broadcast of the Games has also been an international success, with billions of viewers all over Terra. Asked the Pro-Consul about the possibility of allowing foreign athletes to participate in the Games, she has been blunt:

"It is a situation that of course we do not consider. The Terran Olympic Games were created to allow competition among all the nations of Terra. These are the Selucian National Games, and in them any citizen of Selucia who wishes to participate can participate if they pass the required tests. We understand that our games arouse great international interest, but their very function is that our regions can compete with their best athletes. That is why we could never allow foreign athletes to participate. "


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Blossia Cerularia (Sadaria Orientalis, right) and Philolaches Messala (Oleria, left), winners of the 5000 Selucian National Games
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Re: Selucia

Postby Aethan » Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:40 pm

BREAKING Selucia welcomes the new millennium with a new motto
The Senate has unanimously approved the government's proposal to renew the historic "Libertas, aequalitas, fraternitas"

November 4501

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Pro-Consul Licinia Armiger in the presentation of the new Selucian national motto

With the coming to power of In Marea, centuries ago, the motto of Selucia was established as "Because we were, we are, and because we are, we shall be!", words that reflected the spirit of advance of the Selucian society towards a new and better era. Centuries later, the motto changed again, becoming the current "Libertas, aequalitas, fraternitas" (Liberty, equality, fraternity "), a motto that despite its conciliatory tone and spirit of unity never achieved the same implantation as the former one. And now, for a new millennium, the Selucian government headed by Licinia Armiger and with the approval of Consul Ballio Caesar Neneus has approved in the Senate a new motto: "Selucia per se, pro Terra et humanitate" ("Selucia by itself, for Terra and humanity ").

The proposal, which has garnered the support of all 750 senators, advocates a more "solemn" motto in the words of Pro-Consul herself.

"We believe that this new motto better represents the spirit of Selucia as a whole: a lightouse for democracy and human rights across Terra, no matter where you are from or who you are. It is a motto that in so few words speaks of how much Selucia offers and shall continue to offer to the rest of the nations of Terra, as well as a hymn to the freedom of our own nation. "


At street level, the opinions on this new slogan are, in its vast majority, favorable, regardless of the political ideology of each one.

"I consider it a motto that, in just one sentence, sums up the people of Selucia quite well: always given to helping others, to fight for what they believe and in turn, to protect their own nation against threats. The government he has chosen a motto that could last for centuries"
says sociologist Stratophanes Augurius.

The first flag with the new motto will be officially embroidered in a few hours, to be hung on the facade of the Senate headquarters, a place chosen as a symbol of the popular will.
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Re: Selucia

Postby Aethan » Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:25 pm

IPA repeats victory but falls short of a majority
As the most voted party, they will have to be in charge of finding how to form a new government to be approved by the Senate


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Pro-Consul Armiger with her Ministers of Health and Education

After a new election day with a participation of more than 72% of the population, the IPA has once again won the victory by repeating the feat of being the most voted party, with a difference of more than 3 million votes compared to the second, the new Factio Renatus Seluciana, while the MCP finished in third position. Ballio Caesar Neneus, current Consul and General Secretary of IPA, has also been reelected for the position, in a close competition with his rival Camilia Recepta, who achieved 49.92% of the votes against his own 50.08% in the second round of the Head of State elections.

Now, per constitutional law, the largest party in the elections has the obligation to form a government, and this therefore corresponds to the IPA. As no political party has achieved an outright majority, this means a pact between two or more parties must be reached in order to form a new cabinet.

Predictably, it will be the IPA itself who wants to lead that future government, so a possible coalition between the FRS and the MCP is ruled out. Some IPA members asked by this newspaper affirm that there could be a coalition government proposal together with the FRS, since although both parties disagree on the religious issue - the FRS seeks a rebirth of Selucian Pagan culture and to have it firmly embedded in Selucian society - in the FRS statutes they are described as a "republican, social democratic, progressive party that defends a centralized federalism", so that understanding with this political formation seems much more achievable than with the MCP.

It is not known when or how the contacts to form this new government will begin or end, but some suggest that the IPA is not in a hurry since they are currently in government.

Furthermore, the loss of the Olerian government to the FRS candidate has split the nation into its three islands: Aquilonia ruled by the MCP, Sadaria by the IPA and Oleria by the FRS.
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Re: Selucia

Postby Aethan » Sun Oct 10, 2021 3:26 pm

Philocrates Seuso, new Head of Government of Selucia
Unsubmissive Homeland retains power but changes cabinet after 13 years

February 5010

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Philocrates Seuso right after being elected new Consul of Selucia

Following the latest elections, IPA became once again the most voted party and its candidate for the position of Head of State, Ballio Caesar Neneus, managed to regain the position just two years after losing it.

However, despite gaining an absolute majority in the Senate, which will allow them to sign again the international agreements from which previous conservative governments made Selucia withdraw, Consul Licinia Armiger announced that she would not seek another mandate as head of the Selucian government. Various informants speak about mental health and personal problems, while also citing her desire to return to her previous job now that she had "given her best" as Prime Minister of Selucia.

After her indications, speculation and rumors about who would become the next Consul of Selucia started, but the party quickly dismissed them by announcing two days later than Philocrates Seuso, Praetor of Oleria from 4997 to 5002, would replace Mrs. Armiger as next Consul.
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Re: Selucia

Postby Polites » Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:30 am

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Rise of the Popular Front
Junius MMMCCXIV a.R.P.c. / June 5025

Following the general elections two years ago, all magistratures in the Selucian government, including the two Consulships, have been taken over by the newly formed "Popular Front". The Front is a hastily assembled coalition of left-wing Republicans, Social Democrats, Communists, and even Anarchists, and its stated goal is the defense of Selucia against what it perceives as the rising Fascist threat. The collapse of the Selucian party system at the federal level a few years ago has opened the door to various far-right movements, historically of marginal importance in Selucia, and has confirmed the fears of many that the rise of Fascism was imminent. This threat has prompted the typically antagonistic political forces on the left to join forces and contest the Consular election on a joint ticket. The alliance which would take on the name Acies Popularis (Popular Front) was founded shortly before the MMMCCXII elections by local left-wing political parties such as Aquilonia Forward, the Communist Party of Sadaria, or the Sadarian Peasants' Party, joined by the remnants of the now defunct federal parties Unsubmissive Homeland and the Selucian Rebirth Party, and endorsed by the largest Anarchist trade unions. Backed by this broad political support, the Popular Front candidates Dido Petronia and Marcus Flavianus Quintilianus won the Consular elections by a landslide and confirmed their leadership of the Selucian executive with the approval of their magistrates by the People's Assembly. The new government has so far only taken symbolic measures, such as restoring the traditional Selucian motto or implementing the Internationale as the national anthem, but more far-reaching measures are definitely to be expected.
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Re: Selucia

Postby Polites » Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:22 pm

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Selucia's Changing Religious Landscape
Quintilis MMMCCXV a.R.P.c. / July 5026


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One of the first actions of the new Popular Front government, formed of center-left and far left political forces, has been a reform of Selucia's religious policies, following the historical precedent set by the traditional parties of the left, COSIRA and Unsubmissive Homeland. The Marcelinan Law on Religion, expected to be approved by the People's Assembly by October, will end the current policy of religious neutrality and implement a series of measures designed to curtail the influence of religion within Selucian society and establish state atheism. The fact that the proposal has been introduced in the first place is surprising, given the fact that the Popular Front coalition contains elements of the pro-Pagan Selucian Rebirth Party, but it is nonetheless perfectly in line with the prevailing orthodoxy of the Selucian left for the past few centuries.

However, in spite of the government's best efforts, it will likely be unable to curb the growing popularity of Pagan identity and belief in Selucia. The major Selucian Churches, viz. the Aurorian Patriarchal Church and the Selucian Aurorian Church, have been discredited in the eyes of their own believers, the former on account of its capitulation to the humiliating Concordat of 4883 and the latter due to its perceived political nature and subordination to past Selucian governments. But while the two Churches have been losing members at an alarming rate, the main beneficiary has not been irreligion, but the disparate and decentralized cults and folk practices grouped under the umbrella of Paganism. With its colorful festivals, bloodied sacrifices, music, singing, and dancing, and an undisputed link to the most ancient levels of Selucian culture and way of life, Paganism is certainly growing in members, and no restriction on religious schools or limitation on salaries of ministers of religion will change that. However, given that most Pagans see their faith more as a way of life than an actual religion, it is likely that the government will not perceive Paganism as an actual threat and perhaps even adopt it as a partner for its political and economic goals.
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Re: Selucia

Postby BananaZebra » Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:53 pm

MONARCHY RESTORED; FACTIO UNIONIS PIAE TAKES CONTROL

6 APRIL, 5033


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Quirinia Ursus, Primus Consul of Selucia, speaking to the press about the decision to restore the monarchy.

Today Quirinia Ursus, Primus Consul of Selucia, has announced the restoration of the Imperium. The Aurorian Church and the Selucian Senate have invited Severus Constantius Augendus to be crowned as Imperator.

Ursus, in a lengthy speech before the Senate and members of the press, announced the monarchy's restoration as an effort to end the political crises and chaos that dominates Selucia today. Whether this move proves effective remains to be seen. For now, however, Selucians should start getting used to the reality that they now live in a monarchy.

Several progressive and republican activists have spoken out against the move, calling it radical, authoritarian, and a violation of the Selucian principles of republicanism and democracy. Consul Ursus has dismissed these claims, quoted as saying:
It is what is best for Selucia; and that which is best for Selucia is good for all Selucians.


The move even generated controversy among her fellow party members in the Senate, with several Senators on the party's left criticizing not only the decision but the leadership of Consul Ursus. Many have now begun calling for a motion of no confidence, though it seems unlikely such a move would even be successful. At the moment, however, tensions are running high in Selucia's capitol.

Over the weekend in the closing debates on the bill to restore the Imperium, Senator Pontia Servilia Publius gave a lengthy, fiery speech calling for new leadership for Selucia, calling the Consul's actions "un-democratic and disgraceful." Many see this as an obvious attempt to begin a campaign for party leadership, but Senator Publius has gained more enemies than friends within the party, and many see this move as disastrous on her part.
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Re: Selucia

Postby BananaZebra » Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:59 pm

SEVERUS CONSTANTIUS AUGENDUS CROWNED IMPERATOR

29 MAY, 5033

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Imperator Severus I gives a speech at his official coronation.

Today, Severus Constantius Augendus has formally been crowned as Severus I of Selucia.

This marks an important step forward in restoring the monarchy of Selucia, and in a speech at his coronation, Severus I has announced that he is working closely with several members of the Senate to move forward with restoring the rest of the old nobility and aristocracy. This announcement has ruffled many feathers, especially within the Senate's increasing irritable left-wing.

Senator Publius, who previously made news for her criticisms of Consul Ursus, has made news once more for her reaction to the announcement that the government would be moving to restore the rest of the nobility. The Senator has announced she will move for a vote of no confidence on the Senate floor, but it remains very unlikely to succeed.
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Re: Selucia

Postby HorizonRazed » Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:39 pm

Communist Plot in Selucia?
March 24th, 5089

Today marks the third attack this month by domestic terrorists, with the target being the Senatus Nationalis Building. Police report the usage of molotovs and small firearms in the attack, with the estimate currently resting at Eighteen dead and Twenty Six severely injured. Alarmingly, the Selucian State Bureau of Intelligence has reported that these domestic terrorists all share sympathies and/or allegiance to Communist and/or Radical Socialist parties. The current hypothesis remains with these attacks being a response to the Party of the New Orderist Front's moves in the Senatus Nationalis to restore Selucia's past glorious traditions. As a response to this latest terrorist attack Caesar Imperator Vincentius I Heciunious soon would be giving a speech himself to the Senatus Nationalis to request for temporary martial law and executive authority to ban all Communist sympathizing parties.

With the Senatus Nationalis awaiting Caesar Imperator Vincentius I Heciunious' arrival, a large number of protestors wearing red and blue had already crowded the plaza in front of the Senatus Nationalis Building, with riot police quickly responding to keep the crowd at bay. In response to the deployment of riot police the protestors started throwing rocks and later molotov cocktails at the responding unit, chanting slogans such as "Selucia will be free" and "Don't march on my rights." In retaliation the responding riot police used tear gas and batons to forcefully end the ensuing riot, restoring order just in time for Caesar Imperator Vincentius I Heciunious' arrival.

Riot Police Restoring Order during the 5089 March Riot
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Re: Selucia

Postby Polites » Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:52 am

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Dictatorship Falls
Iunius MMMCCXCII a.R.P.c. / June 5103 CE

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The new triumvirs ruling the Republic, from left to right: Avitus Otho Summanus, Theodosius Cassius Aquilinus, and Galla Victoria Antonina

After decades of brutal and violent dictatorship under the House of Hecionious and the Orderist Empire, the People of Selucia have finally been able to rise up and restore their freedom. In a bloodless coup with the tacit support of the military the Caesar Imperator and his brutal dictatorial regime have been overthrown and a temporary Triumvirate has been established to restore order and political liberty.

The Orderist Empire was a far-right and populist dictatorship established in the Year of the Republic MMMCCLXXVII (5088 CE), succeeding the constitutional monarchy established under Severus Constantius Augendus in MMMCCXXII / 5033. The Orderist Empire was characterized by the violent suppression of all opposition and the brutal enforcement of its ultra-capitalist ideology, though it also exhibited a degree of continuity with the previous monarchy. Using a Communist protest in MMMCCLXXVIII / 5089 as a pretext, the Orderist Empire succeeded in outlawing and suppressing all opposition parties, most notably the Communist and the Radical Socialist parties. Although the Empire was able to rule unchallenged by any organized opposition, discontent and unrest continued for the following decades, while opposition politicians, with popular support, continue to advocate for the abolition of the Orderist Empire.

One of the keystones of the Empire was a strong military, and the dictatorship invested significantly in the expansion and modernization of the armed forces. In spite of this the military could offer only lukewarm support to the Orderist Empire, whose ideology and methods ran counter to the values of the armed forces and to the most cherished traditions of the Selucian People. As such they did nothing to prevent the bloodless coup that has brought the Orderist Empire to an end, and are now offering their full support to the temporary Triumvirate.

The Triumvirate, officially known as the Triumvirate for Organizing the Republic (Tresviri Rei Publicae Constituendae), is formed of three members of the opposition to the Orderist Empire, and each represents a different ideological strand, ensuring the representation of Selucians of all political beliefs. Theodosius Cassius Aquilinus, of the illustrious Cassii Aquilini, hails from the left-wing communist and socialist opposition, in spite of his family's aristocratic pedigree. Galla Victoria Antonina represents the liberal and republican opposition movement, while Avitus Otho Summanus, the youngest member of the Triumvirate, is an exponent of Selucian conservatism and traditionalism. Together, the three were entrusted by the People and the Armed Forces with the orderly and peaceful transition to a restored Republic, and with the punishment of the tyrants who ruled the Orderist Empire and the traitors who supported them. In order to guarantee the success of this critical mission, the Triumvirate has been granted unlimited executive, legislative, and judicial powers, until such a time that a new constitutional order has been established. So as to ensure stability and continuity, the current bureaucracy will remain in place until replaced, and all existing laws will continue to be enforced, until they are abolished or reformed by the Triumvirate.
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